Mohegan Pennsylvania News
Connors’ Comments for Tuesday, April 26, 2022
FIRST RACE – Intermittent precipitation; 55 degrees; “sloppy +1” … DIVISION BELL moved out of fourth into turn two, turned in a 26.4 backside to clear easily, shook off the “new” first-over to open a clear lead in early stretch, held together to defeat ROCK IDOL. The...
Connors’ Comments for Monday, April 25, 2022
FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … WORTHY OF HONOR went quickly to the front and clicked off a sharp ¼, then could moderate things until TEDDY BROSEVELT came to him midturn, had a ding-dong duel with that one in the lane and prevailed. The latter spotted fourth at the...
Connos’ Comments for Sunday, April 24, 2022
FIRST RACE – Temperatures at a season’s high 78 to begin the card, 69 at the end … Stretch headwind … B LIKE CRUISER was between horses to the lead, yielded to the fast quarter but came back out to control the throttle, looked to have handled the first-over around the...
Connors’ Comments for Saturday, April 23, 2022
FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind; pleasant day in the mid 60s … KILLER MARTINI got to fourth-over from last, came sweeping to the 11/16 and passed a bunch to get to uncovered midturn, went to the lead, kept to business while drifting out a little. HASH-TAG SWAG came...
Connors’ Comments for Tuesday, April 19, 2022
FIRST RACE – There had been moisture overnight, but the track was rated “fast” in temperatures around 40 degrees … Stretch headwind – average last quarter just over 30, seven races 30+, and two of the last four races 31.1 and 32.1 … SPORTSMANSHIP tucked third, came...
Connors’ Comments for Monday, April 18, 2022
FIRST RACE – Strong stretch headwind most of the day, especially reflected in slow second quarters, with temperatures in the mid-40s … Rain midcard; track “fast +0” races 1-8; “good +1” races 9-10; and “sloppy +1” the remainder of the way … HEARTBREAK HOTEL made the...
Connors’ Comments for Saturday, April 16, 2022
FIRST RACE – Strange day weatherwise: Temperature starting at 60, fast track, stretch headwind; then in races 7-10, rain started, with the track “sloppy +1” after the seventh, and the temperature dropping 17 degrees in that period; a reversal of wind direction...
Connors’ Comments for Monday, April 11, 2022
FIRST RACE – A few degrees on either side of 60 on a pleasant afternoon … CAVIART VAL went uncovered on turn two, went right past the leader ¾, stayed clear. PARKLANE TERROR was second-over, able to retuck in the pocket, out again in the stretch, fair. CENTURY...
Connors’ Comments for Sunday, April 10, 2022
FIRST RACE – Around 40 degrees throughout the twilight card … JAHAN HANOVER was out with cover then continued on when cover tucked in the pocket, attacked the leader, went by early stretch, held off the closers. NOWHERE CREEK A was in the outer flow behind the winner...
Connors’ Comments for Saturday, April 9, 2022
FIRST RACE – Rain before the card and intermittently during it, making for a “sloppy +1” track that seemed a little more tiring towards the end … Temperatures in the high 40s …Swirling, changeable wind … TITO ROCKS got in front at the 1/8, buried the field with a 26.4...